The video editing masterminds over at Everything is Terrible will be in town Saturday to show their new film Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. The collective is known for compiling tons of found footage into hypnotizing viral videos, and their canine-themed movie tonight will do the same, but in…

Not all Cirque du Soleil shows are the same. Senior artistic director Alison Crawford promises that even if you’ve seen the impressive acrobatics and fabulous costumes the Canadian entertainment empire is known for, the latest incarnation of Dralion is sure to be something new. The performance premiered in 1999 with…

Sick of being known just as “the girl from The Blair Witch Project,” Heather Donahue left Hollywood and the film industry and set off to join her new boyfriend growing weed. And now she’s written a book about it. The actress-turned-marijuana-farmer will be on hand to discuss and sign Growgirl:…

“If you’ve ever wanted to be put in a trance by millions of images of dogs, now’s your chance,” says Denver FilmCenter programming manager Keith Garcia. Everything Is Terrible!, the collective of video editors that has been bringing bizarre VHS footage to the Internet since 2007, is showcasing its newest…

As the end of the month approaches — and the rent is due — other expenses fall by the wayside. We start making bizarre food concoctions out of whatever is left in the fridge and skimp on luxuries, like shampoo. But even though the landlord is looking for us, it’s…

So by now you’ve given up on your New Year’s resolutions, right? Of course you have. It’s time to stop going to the gym on a Friday night, you tourist, and get back to having fun. There’s plenty going on this weekend, whether you want to watch dudes wrestle in…

It all started when the polar bear refused to disappear. Artist Karl Krueger had entered his giant snow, wood and wire sculpture in the 2009 Dummy Demolition so that it could be launched off the slope at Golden Peak — but the bear survived unscathed. After that, Vail Village put…

When Niza Knoll saw Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” during a visit to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, she was awestruck. “When you study art history in school, you see all the slides, but when you see the original piece, it’s a whole different thing,” she says. The iconic…

Abigail Kokai captures moments not with a paper and pen, but with a needle and thread. The artist has spent her seven-week residency at PlatteForum observing what she calls the everyday experience of the downtown area — from riding the 16th Street Mall shuttle to exploring the Denver Art Museum…

The only problem with artist Huck Gee’s plastic toys, says Plastic Chapel owner Dea Webb, is that she can’t keep them in stock. Luckily for Gee fans, the artist will be in town today to sign and sell his new book, The Art of Huck Gee. Gee’s art, Webb explains,…

The annual New Year’s Eve soiree Howl takes its name from Allen Ginsberg’s history-making poem. And event organizer Jessie de la Cruz says that the poem, in which Ginsberg famously laments that “Denver is lonesome for her heroes,” has a lot to do with this year’s party. “There’s something about…

Ten years ago, Kevin Larson realized that there was almost nowhere to go in Denver where you could get decked out in your finest and ring in the New Year in style. “So that’s when I said, ‘You know what? If nobody else is gonna do it, I will,'” says…

All the cheesy commercials on television might make you think that everyone is at home baking cookies with their perfect families, but that’s not the case! No, no, no. There is plenty to do outside of your home, all for less than $10. In fact, here are ten such events…

Not many artists can say that they had their first gallery show when they were in the fourth grade. But they’re not the artists now featured in I Have a Dream…Dreamers’ Art Exhibit at NEXT Gallery. The idea behind the show was simple: During Denver Arts Week, and in conjunction…

There’s plenty to do this weekend to get in the holiday spirit, whether it’s drinking free sake at Gimme Gimme Pillow Toast, constructing crappy gifts at the MCA, or counting birds with the Audubon Society. And for the Scrooges out there, not to worry: there are a few non-holiday related…

“Early in the 1900s, people were hunting birds and killing them to put them on top of women’s hats,” says Emily Hertz, of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver. While birds were hunted year ’round, it all culminated at Christmastime with a holiday bird hunt. To put an end to…

If shopping for holiday gifts has left your wallet looking a little thin, don’t worry. We’ve compiled a list of things to do for less then a Hamilton this weekend so you don’t have to sit inside and lament buying your sweetheart that ridiculously priced present. Bid farewell to the…

There’s no need to look outside the state for one-of-a-kind wearable gifts this winter. Fashion Denver’s holiday market, Tinsel, will shine today, featuring twenty local designers peddling everything from clothing to jewelry to handbags. Set in the historic Grant-Humphreys mansion, the event will present three fashion shows throughout the day,…

Though actor Bill Pullman is now well known for his vast array of stage and screen roles, including parts in Independence Day, Torch-wood and Spaceballs, he got his start in New York, learning and performing with the Image Theater. “It was very helpful to have a training area and an…

Johnny Morehouse likes numbers. In the past, he’s presented joints like The Traveling Super 8 Sideshow, the 5 Minute Film Fest, and an art show titled 4X4X400. This time, the lucky number is ten. Morehouse describes tonight’s event, the Ten Under 10 Film Show, as a “short-attention-span film fest.” Films…

Yeah, Colorado weather is finally letting us know that winter is coming. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go out and have fun this weekend. We’ve rounded up dance parties, a creepy holiday movie, and even a Miami-themed Golden Girls shindig to get you through the chilly weekend. And all…